What is "colony" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "colony": a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government

Noun

Pronunciation in US: /ˈkɑləniː/

Pronunciation in UK: /ˈkɒl.əni/

Meaning of "colony": a group of organisms of the same type living or growing together

Noun

Pronunciation in US: /ˈkɑləniː/

Pronunciation in UK: /ˈkɒl.əni/

Meaning of "colony": one of the 13 British colonies that formed the original states of the United States

Noun

Pronunciation in US: /ˈkɑləniː/

Pronunciation in UK: /ˈkɒl.əni/

Meaning of "colony": a place where a group of people with the same interest or occupation are concentrated

Noun

Pronunciation in US: /ˈkɑləniː/

Pronunciation in UK: /ˈkɒl.əni/

Meaning of "colony": a geographical area politically controlled by a distant country

Noun

Pronunciation in US: /ˈkɑləniː/

Pronunciation in UK: /ˈkɒl.əni/

Meaning of "colony": (microbiology) a group of organisms grown from a single parent cell

Noun

Pronunciation in US: /ˈkɑləniː/

Pronunciation in UK: /ˈkɒl.əni/

Synonyms:

province, territory, outpost, possession, satellite, swarm, clearing, dependency, dominion, mandate, offshoot, settlement, protectorate, antecedents, new land, subject state,